Dynasty League Settings & Format: The Fantasy Footballers

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The Footballers get asked all the time what our opinion is for the best league settings . We’ve shared before about the League of Record keeper format which spawned the beginning of the podcast. For dynasty leagues , we wanted to provide a simple overview of the Ballers Main Dynasty League. As we discussed recently on the Fantasy Footballers , there are mistakes dynasty managers make but what makes dynasty so dang competitive and life-giving is the people in it . It is the back-and-forth trash talk and annual traditions from league members. This information is also available over at BallersDiscord.com where we host a continuous conversation to bring fantasy football fans together to join great leagues . There are also tons of other great dynasty articles on the site if you want a deeper dive from a commissioner’s perspective: Dynasty 101: Five Tips for Beginners Dynasty 101: Five Tips for Beginners: Part Two Dynasty 101: Rules and Formats Plus Salary Cap Leagues How to Commish a Dynasty Fantasy Football League Ballers Main Dynasty Format The Fantasy Footballers want to reiterate that we enjoy every kind of league format and personally play in SuperFlex , Dynasty , Best Ball , leagues with weird settings (we see you Scott Fish Bowl), charity leagues, and ones we can’t even remember right this second. Settings do not determine the success nor difficulty of a league if the people in it are not participating. No one wants to be in a league where 4 or 5 people take it seriously and half the league is unengaged. The main “Ballers Dynasty” league is currently played on Sleeper but in the past, Jason’s “ Skeleton Key ” spreadsheet was something we also worked with as a proxy in the off-season. It involves laying out “The Grid” for your league’s draft, filling in any players, and running your own league-specific mock draft where you draft each team as you’d expect every particular owner to draft. This gives you an idea of targets, trade value, and pick value. You could say it’s the key to unlocking your draft. Roster & Scoring Settings 1 Quarterback 2 Running Backs 2 Wide Receivers 1 Tight End 2 Flex (RB/WR/TE) NO DST or KICKERS! 18 Bench Spots 2 Injured Reserved Spots FAAB Waiver system with $100 budget for off-season resetting to $100 in-season Deeper Details If it is a 12 team league, we like splitting it into 3 divisions of 4 teams where we play each division mate twice and everyone else once. We have also passed the motion to realign divisions every couple of years. We did a drawing for new divisions at the rookie draft. Rookie Draft : We participate in our annual untimed 3-round rookie draft starting the Monday after the NFL Draft. Lineup Changes : Lock Individually at Scheduled Game time Season Acquisition Limit : No limit! More participation and more moves = more fun and more banter Waiver system : Free Agent Acquisition Budget (continuous) with $100 as the budget. Players stay on waivers for 1 day. Monday – Waivers (Processing Time 9:00 AM PST Tuesday – Locked Wednesday – Waivers (Processing Time 9:00 AM PST) Thursday – Waivers (Processing Time 9:00 AM PST) Friday – Waivers (Processing Time 9:00 AM PST) Saturday – Waivers (Processing Time 9:00 AM PST) Sunday – Waivers until 9:00 AM PST, then Free Agents FAAB Tiebreaker: Resets each week to inverse order of standings Trade Limit : No Limit Trade Deadline : Week 11 Playoffs : 6 Teams (3 rounds, 2 Byes) from Weeks 15-17 SuperFlex Note For those wanting 2QB/SuperFlex settings , adding a SF…